Marblehead in Ottawa County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Lake Erie

A Feature of Ohio's Water Resources

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 29, 2004

1. Lake Erie Marker

Inscription. In total area, Lake Erie is the twelfth largest freshwater lake in the world and the most shallow of the five Great Lakes. It is about 210 miles long, 57 miles wide, with a shoreline of approximately 871 miles, and has a maximum depth of 210 feet. It served as a passage for early explorers navigating by canoe into the interior of North America and has since become a key link to commercial shipping on the Great Lakes. Lake Erie is an important water resource for recreation and tourism as well as for municipal and industrial use. Its warm, shallow waters harbor a diverse and abundant fishery, primarily known by anglers for fine catches of walleye, yellow perch, and smallmouth bass.

Erected 2003 by The Ohio Bicentennial Commission, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, The International Paper Company Foundation, The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 11-62.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list.

Location. 41° 32.183′ N, 82° 42.733′ W. Marker is in Marblehead, Ohio, in Ottawa County

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. It can be reached from Lighthouse Drive 0.1 miles east of East Main Street (Ohio Route 163). Located on the grounds of the Marblehead Lighthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 Lighthouse Drive, Lakeside Marblehead OH 43440, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Lake Erie Shore

and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Marblehead Lighthouse (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Marblehead Lighthouse (a few steps from this marker); The View From Here (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Marblehead Lighthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The View From Here (within shouting distance of this marker); The Light / The Keepers of the Light (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Lifesaving Station Marblehead, Ohio (within shouting distance of this marker); Winslow Griesser (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marblehead.

Marblehead Lighthouse and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 29, 2004

2. Marblehead Lighthouse and Marker

Lighthouse, Marker, and Lightkeeper’s House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Denise Boose, October 24, 2015

3. Lighthouse, Marker, and Lightkeeper’s House

Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,092 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 3, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on November 17, 2015, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.